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==Get in==
==Get in==
===By plane===
===By plane===
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There are two airports serving the province of Batanes
====Basco Airport====
====Basco Airport====
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[[File:Sea air plane.jpg|thumbnail|Basco Airport]]
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====Itbayat Airport====
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==See==
==See==
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===Natural Sites===
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[[File:Sabtang Beach.jpg|thumb|Sabtang Beach]]
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[[File:Mount Iraya.jpg|thumb|Mount Iraya]]
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* ''Sabtang Island'' is undisturbed and unspoiled. The island has lots of natural attractions guaranteed to satisfy the most sophisticated nature lovers. It has intermittent white sand beaches with steep mountains and deep canyons with small level areas sporadically found along the coastline. Southwest of Batan Island, Sabtang is accessible by 30-minute falowa ride from Radiwan Port in [[Ivana]]. Sabtang Island is also the take off point for [[Ivuhos Island]] from Barangay Nakanmuan.
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* ''Itbayat Island'' is located north of [[Batan Island]]. [[Itbayat]] is shaped like a giant bowl. The island is surrounded by massive boulders and cliffs rising from 20–70 feet above sea level and has no shoreline. It has a dirt airstrip for light aircraft. A regular ferry runs the Batan-Itbayat route. Travel time is about four hours on falowa from Basco Seaport or Radiwan Port in [[Ivana]]. A light plane flies from [[Basco Airport]] to Itbayat at P1,875 per person and leaves only when the plane is full.
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* ''Batan Island'' is the most populated island of the province. It is composed of four municipalities namely [[Basco]], [[Ivana]], [[Uyugan]] and [[Mahatao]]. Basco is the center of commerce and seat of the provincial government.
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* ''Mount Iraya'' is a dormant volcano standing at 1,517 meters whose last eruption was recorded in 505 AD. Mountaineering, trekking and trailblazing are recommended sports activities on the mountain. Walking distance from Basco, the top of Mt. Iraya can be reached in about three hours.
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* ''Yami/Amianan'' is the northernmost island of Batanes. It is also called the Orchid Island. One can see [[Formosa]] (Taiwan) on a clear day. Tatus or coconut crabs abound in the island surrounded by rich marine life.
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* ''Di-Atay Beach'' is a beautiful cove with multi-colored rocks and white sand ideal for picnics and beach combing. Located along the highway of Mahatao, it is 9.85 kilometers from Basco.
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* ''Songsong'' in Chadpidan Bay is an hour of exhilarating trek from Basco proper (3 km). It is famous for its beautiful sunset view.
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* ''Naidi Hills'' is walking distance from Basco.
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* ''Chawa Cave'' is for the more adventurous. An enchanted cave with natural salt bed whose mouth opens to the south China Sea and is accessible through the boulders of Chawa Point in Mahatao. It is four kilometers from Basco.
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* ''Sitio Diura At Racuj-A-Ide'' is the fishermens village at Mananoy Bay. Fishing season is marked by a festival in mid-March called ''Kapayvanuvanua''.<ref>Cairo, Jayce (2013-04-01) [http://chasingjayce.com/batanes-rocks-part-3/ Batanes Rocks! (Part 3)]. Chasing Jayce. Retrieved on 2014-12-30</ref> Visitors are treated with fresh fish delicacies from the Pacific Ocean. Within the area is the legendary Spring of Youth and living cave with crystal limestone formations. The bay is nine kilometers from Basco proper.
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* ''Nakabuang Cave'' is 5.5 kilometers from San Vicente Centro in Sabtang.
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* ''Mt. Matarem'' is an extinct volcano 495 meters at its summit. It is eight kilometers from Basco.
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* ''White Beach'' at Vatang, Hapnit and Mavatuy Point all in [[Mahatao]].
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[[File:Batanes town.jpg|thumb|A town in Batanes with houses made of lime and stone.]]
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===Man-made Artifacts===
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* ''Radar Tukon'' was a United States weather station on a hilltop. It offers a magnificent 360-degree view of Batan Island, the South China Sea, Mt. Iraya, Basco proper, boulder lined cliffs and the Pacific Ocean. At present, it houses the last weather station in the north, the Basco Radar Station and is only 2.75 kilometers from Basco.
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* ''Old Loran Station'' used to house a US coastguard detachment for almost two decades and is about 25 kilometers from Basco.
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* ''Ruins Of Songsong'' is a ghost barangay which is a cluster of roofless shells of old stone houses abandoned after a tidal wave that hit the island of Batan in the 1950s. It has a long stretch of beach. The ruins are 23 kilometers from Basco.
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[[File:Idjang.jpg|thumb|Idjang in Savidug]]
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* ''San Jose Church'' in Ivana was built in 1814. It has a crenellated fortress-like campanile. The church is fronting the Ivana Seaport and is 14 kilometers from Basco.
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* ''Kanyuyan Beach & Port'' at Baluarte Bay in Basco is the port of call of the cargo ships bringing goods from Manila.
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* ''San Carlos Borromeo Church'' and a convent at Mahatao are six kilometers from Basco. It was completed in 1789 and still retains its centuries-old features.
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* Many buildings are traditionally two-storey lime and stone houses and churches with meter thick cogon roofs believed to last 60 years. These houses were built around 1795 with the help of imported masons, stone cutters and carpenters from the Province of [[Cagayan]]. These stone houses, found all over Batanes, are worthy subjects for photography.
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* ''Radiwan Point'' at Ivana Seaport is where the Katipuneros landed in September 18, 1898. It is also the ferry station of the falowas plying the islands of Sabtang and Itbayat.
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===Historic Relics===
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* ''Idjangs'' or fortified stone fortresses where the native Ivatans' ancestors migrated to Batanes as early as 4,000 BC lived in them for defensive cover.
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[[File:Ancient stone grave markers.jpg|thumb|Ancient stone grave markers]]
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[[File:Columnar stones.jpg|thumb|Columnar stones]]
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* Boat-shaped stone grave markers, ''Chuhangin Burial Site, Ivuhos Island, Sabtang, Batanes''
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* ''Chavulan'' burial jar site, ''Ivuhos Island, Sabtang Island''
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* Arrangement of stones with holes, ''Sumnanga, Sabtang''
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* Columnar stones, Post holes, Stone anchors, ''Itbud Idyang, Uyugan, Batanes''
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* Arrangement of stone walls, ''Idyang Site, Basco, Batanes''
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* ''Paso'' stone formation, ''Ivuhos Island, Sabtang, Batanes''
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* Columnar stones with holes, ''Mahatao, Batanes''
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===Special Interests===
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* The ''Kapayvanuvanua'' ritual in Diura at the start of the fishing season.
==Do==
==Do==
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''Chawa
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''Crystal
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* Surfing at ''Madiwedved, Mahatao''
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* Mountaineering, trekking & trailblazing of ''Mt. Iraya''
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* Bird watching of ''Cuyab'', the migratory birds from China that flock the islands. They stop over in Batanes for a day or two before they continue their flight in search for warmer climate. Sometimes they are called Virgin Marys birds as they appear only on October during Our Ladys birthday.
==Eat==
==Eat==
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==Stay safe==
==Stay safe==
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The entire province is a place far from the maddening crowd with no traffic and pollution problems. There is practically zero crime rate except for simple drunkenness and other relocated incidents.
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